On Saturday night, The Aussie and I went in to the city to see Macquarie Visions as part of the Vivid Sydney festival. The historic buildings of Macquarie Street provided the backdrop for a magnificent light show.
We started our walk at St. Mary’s Cathedral and were greeted by the most beautiful images.
The light show was a tribute to Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1810-1821), his wife Elizabeth, and the many public works they accomplished during his 11 year term.
From the cathedral, we walked through Hyde Park over to the entrance to Macquarie Street and found this blue arch.
As we walked down Macquarie Street, each historic building offered a new feast for our eyes.
The Mint
Parliament House
The NSW State Library
The Conservatorium of Music
But, St. Mary’s Cathedral was our favorite. It was pretty cold out, and this vision of the cathedral summed up how it felt outside.
This festival has gotten some bad press for low attendance, but there were plenty of people taking the walk. I thought it was fantastic, but I would have preferred attending this festival in the warmer months. And, despite the cold, it was fun to use some of the techniques for night photography I learned in the Chris Bray class to capture these shots.
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I adore this post. Just fantastic. Sydney looks sooooo good. Great photography!!!!!
Thanks Tracey. Sydney is a beautiful city anyway, bit it was just shining on Saturday night. I hope Vivid ignores the bad press and puts this show on again next year.
I am glad that you are enjoying your photography! The pics are wonderful.
About how long did one image stay on the building? Are the buildings in the same area (like the Smithsonian Museums in Washington, DC?)
Ok, how cold is the cold?
Thanks, Isabel. The images were constantly moving. And, the buildings are all next to each other. The walk was probably about a kilometer all up. I’m a bit of a wimp about the cold. The Aussie did not think it was as cold as I did, and my Chicago cousins would have laughed at me. But, it was cold all the same. I saw that it is a balmy 32 C (88 F) in Darwin today. Maybe I need to convince The Aussie to head north — summer all year round. Yep, I could live with that.
Hi, I love your photographs. We explorerd the lights around Circular Quay and on the Opera House over the (very wet and cold, even by UK standards) public holiday weekend. My shots weren’t quite as good as these though! I didn’t know they extended the show up Macquarie Street (taken note for next year). There are festivals all the time in Sydney and as we haven’t been here long I never know which ones are worth the visit into the City. The Vivid Festival is firmly on our list for future years, we loved it too!
Welcome, Sarah. These photos were from last year. We did not get out in the wet this year, and I was disappointed to miss it. If you are enjoying the winter festivals in Sydney, check out the Alpine Festival at Bondi next month. They actually set up ice skating right there on the beach.
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